Wax plate stamping machine



sept. 12, 1933. s HMS 1,926,586-

WAX PLATE STAMPING MACHINE Filed Nov. s, 195o 5 sheets-sheet 1 37 7,7' 70,1.' ya 55 ff ,91cm A) J3 70 l Il' iii J-- |ll IH1161 gli 68 with W m HHM Hah...l ze o i I8 M 53 WML 70 5l- 'llllll 113 Sp1.111,19:- 3. J s, HMS 1,926,586

WAX PLATE STAMPING MACHINE Filed Nov. 5, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 fQ/c f90 ff 4 WSJ/ 86 l0 {gi-30 v 941 P0 u 63 7%/ w Sept. 12, 1933. v.1. s. HAAs l WAX PLATE STAMPING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 3, 1930 l ffl l 'me/rullo@ Sept. 12, 1933.

J. S. HAAS WAX PLATE STAMPING MACHINE Filed Nov. 3, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 alf" IHIIIIII HIHHH IIIlH W m 761 fos 0.5/01 111 7 706 Sept. l2, 1933. J. s. HAAS 1,926,586

WAX PLATE STAMPING MACHINE Filed Nov. 5, 1930 5 shams-sheet 5 1W V mazzi4 105 I Um m mm 75 z l l l :Jn/manto@ dF277, 1MM? @wv #N diro: nc s YPatented Sept. 12, 1933 'y j j y l.

l e 11,926,586" WAX 'PLATE 'STAMBING MACHINE ...Faison Stanley I-iazni,v Buffalo.; N. A, applicati@ November 3, 1,930. serial No. 493,067

" Y Y i "talora-zins.V (eL-101494) i. [pieren ESTATE:-

This invention relates to .printing .and more inglyvnumbered vlinespf Fig; V6. vliigurehQis a particularly tora machine for pressing type orr front View ofA a medium size of type box. Figs type piates into the surface ora Wax coated ure `10 is avertioali transverse seotionftherepf l copper plate or vother similar vsoft-surfac-ed plate taken on line 10-10; Fig. 11. Figure' `lrlfis a face upon Which,vsupsequently, a iinal printing plate View thereof, Figure 12 is a fate View ofthe 60 is tone east. Y Vfsmall size of type box. Figure 13 isa frontview The objects of the invention are: (l) to permit thereof. Figure 1li is avert/ical,v transverse seoof so stamping a Wax platewith one or'rnore lines tionthereof -talenl on` line 134-14, Fig. l2.k Figof type at a time and in such mannerthat a very ure 1.5 isV face View of the tiny size of type box.

Q high relief may be obtained upon the same Withf Figure 16V ijsI avfront elevation thereof takenv on 65l out the need of building upi said-igilatesubsel line` 16a-16;, Fig. 17. Figure 17 is `a vertical, Vquentlyto the stamping operation proper, as isA V,transverse section thereof takenron Yline irl-17, u .the customary present practice; (21m-permit `of Fig. 15.` 'n u u i Y o obtaining suon a nigh relief without,at the same In the following description, similar characters ,15 time, causing the sharp corners in then/axi inoflreferen'oe indioatelike/parts inthe several fig 70 pression tofbe jagged or roughenefigm) to,` perures of the drawings. n l mit of stamping the W i: platea number of times My ,invention may be `embodied in various in correct register, and each time obtaining a forms'andin stampingmaehines of different con- Y higher relief until nspeetion ofthe stamped struotio'ns and` the present application istofbe A Wax plate shows the same tchate Vaiperieet irnregarded merely as one organization which sat- 7,5 pression; (4) to definitely limit the extent o isfaotorilygearries out-the'inventionin practice. movement oi thetypeinto the surfaoefof C3-1 AS hereshown the same is constructed as follows: Wax-plate;` (5) to permit4 the operatorto very Ene main frame Vor" themachine comprises a accurately gauge the `pressure exerted by; the pair er vertical, longitudinal sideA Walliser` .frame Y25 type uponsaid Wax plate Without-requiringhiin panels 20 and .21 which are provided With thevfeet to use hishands or arms Vfor-the purpose; (6) 23. respectively that rest'on the oor; t0 Smp-the type DGO the Plate With/2m VSaid'frame panelsvare integrally or otherwise even pressure andwith a perfectly translational connected at their upper ends by transverse `tie movement; ('7) to enable the Wax piate to be bars 24. Extending Vertical and longitudinally? ,accurately indexed at-a number of 90 positions alim/eA said. frame Vpanels 2Q and 21 and intel85 so as to enabie a Column or -roW oftype to flee grally'orotherwise `seeured thereto are carriageprinted either vertically orliorizontallgy r`on the ways or 'Vyslides 25 and 26 which aresuitably Wax plate; Vand,`(8), to 'provide a set oi type. boxes braced toV the rest of the main framev by abutor holding the typewhich jperinits `of rigidly ments 27. Y i L. o. l Y t and accurately` settingfuptlfle t reqiiisite type, .'Slidaloiy arranged upon saidv' slides25 and 2 6 90 spacers, etc. therein.V Numerous otheroejeets of Vvis a carriageQSiWhioh is constrained to move acthe invention and practical vsolutions thereforv are curately in a horizontal and longitudinaludirecdisclosed in-detail inthe herein patent speeiiea- `tionby the reasenjof the V shaped grooves 3,0m tion'Wherein:` v h f and-31 which arefformed inits lower kface and 40 InV the accompanying drawings: f' which slidably Aengagewith the -V slides 25and 95 Figure 1 is a diminutive'front elevation oi the 25 of the machine frame, vJorrnel upon the stamping machine with onepartlin section and lovver face of saidv carriage isa longitudinal gear taken on line ile-1, Fig; e. Figure 2 is-a diminuraol3f2 which is engagfedvb'yra spur gear wheel. `tive diagrammatic face View for a typicalprinted The latter is secured-t0 the central part ,et a sheet in Vthe :production of `Whion `the y present horizontal, transverse ls hli-tlsha-nft` 3 4, the Outer invention constitutes 'an intermediate step. ends` of which are suitably journaled` in hearing Figure 3 is a diminutive side elevation oi the heads; `3,51fand 36, the latter being suitably seeured stamping machine. Figure 4 is a diminutive to the putervfacesof the-'frame panels 2 0Iand plan thereof. Figure 'is a fragmentaryffverti- 21 by capI screws 37.1orotlfiervvise.4 This 1 'shift eal, longitudinal section'throughthe st'anfipulng.Y shaftfi4 is` adapted -toghe.mannaily rotatedlso 105` taole and'assooiatedfparts taken on line l5-`5, vasi t0'lo1igitudinally shiftthecarriage 28))by Fig;v 4;.. Figure 6 is a face view of the large size nieansof a hand iWheel wiiiohis pinned to the n of type box showing a. typical set or. type and. outboardv ,endgotf'usaid shirt 'shaft :yinV Endwise spacersin place." Figures 7 ande are-vertical; \movementofrsaid-shiitshatt istpreventedin one "transverse sectionslthereof takenonjeorrespond-J direction .by the; hubpfsaid hand Wheel yand @y in the other direction by a retaining collar39 which is detachably secured to the other end vof said shift shaft.

Rotatably mounted upon the `central upper face of the carriage 28 is a table 40 which rotates about a central vertical stud4 or pin 41 V(see Fig. 5), whose lower end is tapered and is received within a vertical tapered hole 42 formed in the upper central partof the carriage 28.k This table is adapted to be accurately indexed `in any one of four positions which are 90'J from each other. This is accomplished by providing a horizontal, longitudinal index pin 43 which is screw threaded into the front central part of the carriage 28 so that, when screwed inwardly, it engages snugly kwith 'any one of four index holes 44 radially formed inthe lower annular flange 45 of the table. The khandle 46 of said index pin projects laterally from one side thereof so that it normally tends to hang downwardly and'thus to prevent vibration of the whole machine (orl of the floor upon which it is placed) Afrom gradually causing said indexY pin to unscrew and to allow the table to be thrown out of index.

kA wax coated copper plate 46'(hereinafter to bereferred to as a wax plate) is adapted to be laid on the upper flat horizontal surface. of said `The upper bushing is locked in its table 40, and is held rmly in place by a pair of detachablecleats 4'7 which are adapted to be pressed toward the upper face of the Atable by means vof suitable clampingv cap screws 48. Inasmuch as the sizeV o'fthis plate may vary considerably in both breadth and length for different printing jobs, two radial rows of tapped holes 50 are'suitably formed at 90 to each other in said table 40 so that the pair of clamping cap screws 48 with their companion cleats 47 may be screwed `into any desired pair of holes in either of said rows. More than two pairs ofclamps may, or" course,'be used on very large work. n v "Threaded vertically in each of the bearing heads 35 and 36 (see Fig. 1) is an upper ortypecarrier-adjusting bushing 51 and a-,lower orl spring-adjustingbushing 52. Each set of; said bushings is in vertically axial alignment,` and within the bores of each set is vertically and slid` ably arranged a guide head 53,'to which is secured a collar 54 intermediately of saidbushings.

`to resilientlyforce the same ,to the upper limit of its movement. The tension of said spring 55 may beadjusted as desired by screwing the lower bushing 52 up or kdown `to` the desired position and then locking in position bya set screw 56.

proper position by a similar set screw 57'. v

VvThe two guide heads 53 are adapted to be de` pressed against the vresistance of said springs 55 by means of a pedal or foot treadlel 58 whose hubY i is secured to the -central part of a horizontal transverse rock'shaft 60 and extends forwardly and approximately horizontally therefrom, The outer'portions ofsaid rock-shaft are suitably "journaled in the main frame of the rmachine and )have secured theretova pair of arms61, which extend forwardlyj-fromsaid rock shaftV and are -pivotally connected attheir forward endsto the lower ends of companion depression links 62. Each of these links comprises a pair of end yokes 63, an intermediate,"threaded tie bar 64 and lock nuts 65, this arrangement permitting any desired adjustment inthev lengths of said depression links 62 sov as to have the foot treadle 58 at any desired height above the :door upon which the Vmachine rests. The upward movement of said foot treadle is limited v(in addition to vthe collar 54) by the provision of a horizontal, transversestop rod 66 whose opposite ends are secured in the machine frame. A rubber tube or other suitable resilient buiier 67 is slipped over said stop rod 66 at its ,moving parts to be quietly but positively brought to rest even after the various pivotal connections havebecorne badly worn as a result' of prolonged use.

Arranged horizontally and transversely-at the uppermost part of the machine is a type carrier 68 which is provided at opposite ends with trimextend transversely and outwardly therefrom. y

The exact position of this type carrier in its two 180 positions is rendered adjustable by the provisionof two pairs of adjusting screws '72 and '73 whichare adapted to limit the rotary movement of the type carrier by coming in contact with the Shanks of the handles '71 and are locked in properly adjusted position by'lock nuts '74. It should be noted that; except for these handles, the typercarrie'r and everything else which rotates with it is laterally.) statically balanced in type carrier68 is provided longitudinally of its axisrwith a dove-tailed slide '75 along which may be adjustably movedany' desired one of a numberof type boxes, for instance small type box '760. Within saidv type box is clamped any desired sort or arrangement 'of 4type '77 in a manner to be vhereinafter described in detail. The boxitself is clamped in any desired position upon the slide re-arranging the type and for` lubricating thev` same. The usual lubricant used to moisten the type is soapy water and in this position said lubricating water may alsol be most readily applied, if desired, to the upper face of thewax plate 46;

' Y Y vOperation Y v To bring saidtype box into operative position one of. the handles '71 is grasped'by the operator Vand 'swung up and around and then down, until bothrof said handles restupon-the heads of their companionadjusting vscrews 72. y This causes the type 77 in said type box to face downwardly. If

the type box is not absolutely parallel to the top face of the table 40, it may be'suitablyadjusted'by manipulating said adjustment screws 72 and then locking the same -in placeV by means of theiry companion lock nuts 74. VIi* an adjustment transversely of the table is also necessary, this: may be accomplished by suitably screwing in or out one or other of the threaded tie bars 64 of the treadle mechanism and then locking. inv place by the lock nuts 65. ff

The'ope'rator vthen brings the'type into correct longitudinal register by moving' the hand Wheel 38 in the one or other direction,th ereby shifting the carriagev 28, table 40 and waxpiate 46 to the desired longitudinal position relatively' td'said type 'box 76o and Ytype 77. Proper transverse registerV is obtainedby loosening theclamp` screw 94 (to be hereinafter described) and shifting the type box (76o for instance) along the dovetailed slide l75 ofthe type carrier and then clamping in position by tightening said Y'clamp screw- 9 4. The operator now depresses the footl treadle Vvvaxed plate.

58 until the type'isxclose to the Wax plate at which time he canj very accurately check the type position. If this is correct (and correction is advantageously made while the type is thus close to the wax plate) he continues to depress, vsaidfoot treadle with arelatively light pressure 76o may be iiippedback to the position'shown in Figs. 1, 3 land 4 as, in'this position, the'type 77 Within saidtype box'rnay be conveniently rearranged or alteredto correct whatever errors were disclosed bythe' light impression -on'the Ordinarily, in such a case the spoiled Wax plate 46 is repaired with'a hot' poker while remaining uponfthe table 40. If, however, the Vimpression is correct as .to both type and register, the operatorV merely' scrapes. off the burrs and again moistens the type 77 and/or Waxplate e6 and throws the type box down and again depresses the foot treadle 58, thisv time causing the type to be pressed further and usually clear through the Wax' of the said wax plate and against the copper plate e'a which Vforros a backing for said Wax plate. With the present invention, a veryhig-h relief may be obtained directly on the machine and without any necessity .of ,"building up the Wax plate` by reasonlof the fact that the type carrier may be jiggled up and down as vmuch as desired or otherwisecausedjto make a succession of ever deeper type stampings, the type and/or Wax plate being scraped free; of

.burrsand lubricated: prior to each ofthe usually two individualstamping operations The jiggling up and downfreferredto .is only necessary Where very fine type is used ora very highquality ofvvorlr desired and this operation'. may beper-V formed Without anything more the usual fburring and lubricating operations.v `Such a succession of stampings isrendered `possible by the fact that eachgimpression Will belin exactly the same register as all other iuipressions.v The;` Vvaluey of this feature of themachinewill Abe more apparent if it be'contrasted: with ,the present? method of stamping Wax platesin which each Wax plate vis necessarily covered by Vonly a very thincoating of Wax and hence necessitates a subsequent complicated building up process toobtain a reasonably high relier vThe operator with the present machine successively stampatvax' plate in as many successive'stepsfand as many jiggles asthecharcan acter'oi the Work Warrants, the applied pressure t being 'very delicately under his control andyet capable of very heavy pressures byreason ,of the fact'that fthe pressure is obtained 'directlybyhis i own, depression ofthe foot treadle; At the same timefand Veven though this pressure may be very delicately under the 4operators control; nevertheless" the operation is such as to leave the operators handsfand arms Ventirely free to busy themselves` Withithefvery important workj connected v/ith the manipulation of thesuccessive 4 type boxes and the Wax plate,` particularly the accurate'gaugin'g of the typea's'itcomes into prox- Itis', of course; desirablethat theA type) be Y pushed just clear through the Wax of the Wax plate and no inore.V This amount is adjusted by moving up or dov/n thetWo, type-carrier, adjusting bushings 5li,' t hei upper `ends of which come intofcontact'with shoulders 8 0 formed atl the ,upper part of the guideheads 53 and operate to -limit the dovvnvvardmovement of the typecarrier 68 'and the type box 76e relatively to the table fluv and the wax plate 46. ,It is desirable that thei quantum of up and down movementof the vtype carrier 68 be of fdefiniteV amount irrespective of 'the thickness of the Wax coating or of the t copper plate 46d of the wax plate. vThe present construction obtains vsuch a result in that, as the upperor type-carrier adjusting bushings 51` areV Vadjustably'moved up or down to limit'the down- .Ward position of the typecarrier 68, they at the same time and to the same extent alter the upper `limit of motion of saidY type carrier by reason of the fact that the latter is pushed 'upwardly by it'ssprings 55until the topface o1 the collar 54lcomes in contact With the lovver end of said upperfbushing 51. In this way the type 77 in box 7 6c properly clears the! upper face of the Wax plate 46 irrespective of the thickness'of vthe latter (assuming that the relief to be obtaine Type settingv arrangements d The. indexing of the table 40 to any one of four positions which are 90. from each other is a o 11oy i is constant asis ordinarily thecase). Y

feature' which permits' of very fast production Work in` type set ups. Qneot the chief reasons for this is that table indexing is a feature which h'asnot heretofore been used. To obtain a realization of the significance oi? :this feature attention' y "is direc'tedto Fig. 2; `This illustrates diagram- `maticjally a printed'sh'eet of paper such, `for example, as a shop record form 81 upon which is printed aheading 82d; afull' lined vertical column 82h; a triple line of type 83; a single line of type 8 4; and a vspacedyline Voftypefi. The division lines between 'these `columns and between them and the` heading 82a are cutout later with av Vy 'chiseland areY heredisregarded for purposes' of 1 simplicity. Such a record IormzSlV is,` 'of course, illustrative only, it being understood that all f sorts of typelsetting and ltype plate arrangements ample the heading 82a' and longvertical: column 82hl VWould-be set up in the.large*.sized` type box 76dfshown in Figs. 6-8 ;e-the triple line of type '14.5' 'which` arise in practiceare-taken lcare 'of bythe f Vf.'equipment hereillustrated.; In thepresent ex- 83a in the medium sized type boxv.76b shown in Figs. 9`11;-the singlek line of type 84 in the small sized type loox-76c, Figs.'12-14;-and the spaced line of type 85 in the tiny sized type Vbox 76d, Figs. 15-17. In this example it is assumed that the large sized box 76a when printing the heading 82a, is disposed horizontallyof the wax plate 46 and that, when printing Vthe long vertical column 82h, is disposed vertically of said wax plate 46. All the otherl type boxes are disposed horizontally of said wax plate in the particular illustration given, `but may be arranged to suit whatever may happen to bethe particular requirements. In other words, the Aarrangement of this improved stamping machine is such that the long direction of'eachtype box may be positioned in the longest direction of the space to be printed. It is to be understood that the presentmachine does not do the actual printing, nor` does it leven produce printing plates, but

' merely enables the rapid production of the wax plates from` which printing plates aresubsequently made by the electrotypingprocess.

The large type box'a (Figs. 6-8) for printing the full lined column 482h01"` Fig. 2 (and also the heading 82a) comprises longitudinal side wallsY '79 and 791 and end transversewalls 86 secured -theretoby rivets 87 or otherwise. The bottom V88 of said 'type box may, as shown, be formed integrally with "said side walls 79 and 791 and" has formed on its outer (lower) side a longitudinal dovetailed slot' 90 which is adapted to slidably receive the dove-.tailed slide 75 of the type carrier 68. A take-up section 91 atrone side of said slot `(see Fig. 7) is adapted to be moved v,transversely inwardly by a take-up screw 92 to compensate for wear, said take-up section being locked in adjusted position by a suitable, locking, countersunk cap screw 93. The whole type box 76a is clamped in any desired position'along the dove-tailed slide 75 of Vthe type carrier 68 by means of a clamp screw 94Y (see Fig.' 8) which carries a thrust block 95 at its inner end and is adapted'to force said block against-,the ad' jacent face of the type carrier andjto thus clamp the type box rmly thereto. This form and ysize of type box is ordinarily used where it is desirable at the adjacent extreme end of the block of the typeand spacers. Side clamping is desirable to kwithstand the side pressure imposed upon theA .type .as vthe latter enters the wax, said side pressure being causedby the unsymrnetrical shape of the type letters. This sideV clamping (though not in all cases necessary) -maybe effected by three side clamping vscrews' 100 `which are thread edthrough the side wall 79 of the type box 'and bear with their inner ends against a heavy side pressure plate V101 which lies against the'sides ofthe block of type andspacers.l This side `pressurev plate is suitably slotted at V102 so asat all times to properly clear the inwardly projecting ends`ofrthe end clamping screws 98, and `is preferably; so slotted at both/ends, as shown,`so as to'be reversible. *y ,K i

v Figs. '9-{11- illustrate `the medium v`sizefo'i type 770 as a guide.

box '761) that is particularly adapted for use with those set-.ups in which a plurality of lines of type or a row of type impressions, one` of which` has a plurality of lines of type, are to be disposed horizontally of the wax plate 46. Such a condition arises for Iinstance iny printing the triple line of type83a (and also the single line of type 83h in the same row) of the rforrn card 81 shown infFig. l2. In this case, only side clamping of the type and spacers is necessary,-this being preferably accomplished by a pair of side clamping screws' 103 which are threaded through bushings 104 in the side walls`79b of the type box and are provided with heads 105 attheir inner ends which are countersunk into and bear against the adjacent face of the side 'pressure plate 10'1b'. When these clamping screws 103 are retracted to loosen the blockrof type andspacers, said side pressure plate "101D is constrained to likewise move voutwardly bythe provision of. confining straps 106 which bear against the outer faces of the lheads 105 of theY clamping screws 103 and are secured to the adjacent outer Vface ofv said side pressure plate by machine screwsA 107 or otherwise.' In constructing these type boxes or in disassembling the saine it is desirable to ren'- der the screws 107 accessible and this is accomplished by the provision of'screw driver holes 109 which permit a screw driver to be passed through the companion sidewalls 791) and to Where the type is to be centered (as in this case) itjis desirable to be able to build up the same-against an adjustableabutmentk plate 108 which lies against the inner face of the side Wall 79127y of thetype box 7Gb and is provided with a ysquare faced guiderib 109 which vis slidably received within a longitudinal slot llpformed in Vsaid sidewall 791b. Thisadjustable abutment engage with the screw slotted heads of said screws v plate is held in any desired longitudinal position by a clamping screw 111 which is threaded cen- Atrally through said guide rib 109 and into the main body of said abutment plate and bears with its head against the outer face of said side wall 79119 of the type box.' When starting to lset the rst line of type 770, this abutment plate 108 is placedin the position it should probably'have ultimately and the individual slugs of type then llaid against it. When. this operation has been tinued by using thisrst centralized line of type This nrst line-of type may be built up from either the right or the left side of the type box 761),Y a second slot 110D being pro- The clamping lscrew 111 is f lthen tightened and the type setting process convided at the right side of the type box and syrnmetrically disposed with respect to the left slot 110 just described. This enables the operator to 'remove the abutment "plate -108 from theA left slot 110 and to'place it inthe right slot 110D andiv to kthenpile up his line of type slugs, starting at the vright end of the line.

j Fig. 2. This construction is analogous to the medium sized type-box ofFigs; 9-11', except that onlyV one slot 110C is employedwhich runs clear across the face of one of the side Walls 791C of said type box. Also only a single side clamping Screw 103e is provided. l

The tiny sized type box'shown in Figs. 15-17 is adapted, for instance, to the stamping of a Wax Y plate upon which impressions 85 are to be made in such spaced relationship as to permit the use of a plurality of boxes on the type carrier bar at the same time.

Iclairn as my invention: j l. A Wax plate stamping machine comprising a frame; a table arranged on said frame; means for clamping a Wax plate upon said table; a type carrier also arranged on said frame and movable toward and from said table; a type box adjustably and slidably arranged on said typecarrierand adapted to have type arranged therein.

2. A Wax plate stamping machine comprising a `trame; a table rotatably arranged on said frame and adapted to hold a wax plate, anda type car' rier also arranged on said frame and movable toward and from said table and adapted tdhave type secured thereto.`

3. A Wax plate stamping machine comprising airanie; a table rotatably arranged on said frame and adapted to hold a Wax plate, a type carrier also arranged on said frame and movable toward and from said table and adapted to have type Y secured thereto, and means for indexing said table in a plurality of definite positions.

L4. AVWaX plate Ystamping machinev comprising agirarne; a tablel arranged thereon and adapted to hold Ya Wax plate; a guide head slidably arranged on said frame-perpendicularly-to said table; ymeans -for actuating Vsaid guide head,-a Y

typecarrier-pivotally mounted on said guide head to swing through a half circle and adapted to have type secured thereto, and means for adjusting said type carrier relatively to said' guiding head.

.6. A wax plate stamping machine comprising a frame; a table arranged on said frame and i adaptedvto hold a waxed plate; a type Vcarrier perpendicularly movable relatively to said taloleV and adapted' to have type secured thereto; means for adjusting the limit of approach of saidtype carrier to said table; and means for causing a constant total amount of reciprocation of said type carrier irrespective of the adjustment ofl its limit of approach to said table.

JACOB .STANLEY I-IAAS.A

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